WARNING: Poachers. First, there was the lion pride that murdered a slew of poachers in 2018. In South Africa, an elephant and another pride of lions have just joined forces to combat poaching.
An elephant stomped to death a rhino poacher in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Then a lion pride devoured his corpse. At the end, what was left of the man? A skull and a pair of pants. The man was unlawfully hunting rhinoceroses with four other poachers, all of whom are now in police prison.
Entering Kruger National Park unlawfully and on foot is not advisable; it has numerous hazards, as this incident demonstrates, park manager Glenn Phillips said in a statement released by South African National Parks.
It’s a heartbreaking story, but it also appears to be karma. Individuals who use social media are ecstatic that justice was done.
South Africa’s largest game reserve is Kruger National Park. It is located in northeastern South Africa, bordering Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
The park has a variety of activities for wildlife enthusiasts, ranging from guided safaris to hotel stays.
Poaching, as this story indicates, is not worth the dangers, even for the poachers themselves. The event is being used by park officials to warn people about the hazards of sneaking into the park on foot.
Entering Kruger National Park unlawfully and on foot is not advisable; it has numerous hazards, as this event demonstrates, said Glenn Phillips, the park’s managing executive, in a statement.
It is quite terrible to watch the deceased’s daughters lamenting the death of their dad, and worse, only being able to collect very little of his remains, he continued. Sadly, the park attracts the attention of poachers looking for rhino horns. South Africa is home to more than 80% of the world’s rhinos. 504 rhinos were effectively poached in the park in 2017.
Every year, park officers apprehend hundreds of poachers, but they cannot capture them all.
This month, the park’s OTHER animals stepped up to safeguard the rhinos from poachers. An elephant and a lion pride, to be specific.
A squad of poachers entered the national park, according to local accounts, in quest of a rhino to poach. An elephant crushed the group, killing one of the members.
The other guys took the man’s body to a road so that passersby might find him in the morning, and they contacted one of his relatives to inform them of what had occurred. They then called the police, who sent Kruger National Park rangers to find the corpse.
When rangers eventually discovered the man’s remains, all they discovered was a skull and a pair of jeans. A pride of lions had eaten the man.
Four additional members of the organization were eventually apprehended. The police seized the poachers’ rifles and ammo.
Individuals all across the world reacted positively to the elephant and lions’ vigilante justice after hearing the story on Twitter. Poaching is immoral; the world faces the extinction of multiple rhino populations as a result of poachers. Those who work in the sector, on the other hand, are equally to blame. On the illegal market, rhino horn is worth around $8,000 per pound.
#sapsMP Komatipoort: A human skull found in the Kruger National Park (KNP) is believed to be that of a man reportedly killed by an elephant while poaching with his accomplices on 01/04; duo arrested, rifles & ammo seized. MEhttps://t.co/XXsXpJqTjA pic.twitter.com/4Oye38Eddh
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) April 6, 2019
Poaching, as this story indicates, is not worth the dangers, even for the poachers themselves. The event is being used by park officials to warn people about the hazards of sneaking into the park on foot.
The four individuals that were detained are currently in police custody.
This isn’t the first time rhino poachers have been met with quick retaliation from other species.
A pride of six lions murdered a gang of poachers in the Sibuya Game Reserve in South Africa last July. Human bodies were discovered alongside the cats by park personnel, and at least three poachers were slain.
The reserve’s owner, Nick Fox, expressed his gratitude to the lions for their actions. He simply thanked my lions, he said at the time. They rescued their rhinos from another attack.
